CANCER(June 21 - July 22)An inheritance or other source of unexpected money may be headed your way. Use the funds wisely, avoiding vices and risky behavior. A teacher or father figure may be going through a health setback. Be there to offer support. A secret may be shared with you. You've got big plans today. Make sure you set realistic plans towards achieving them. You are a capable multi-tasker and will be able to organize your time and resources well. Be financially secure is important as you map out a plan. Dream big but take one step at a time.

PISCES(February 19 - March 20)A relative, perhaps a grandparent or elder, may need your assistance as they endure health concerns. Visits to rehabs, hospitals or doctor's offices may engross you at present. Save time to rest and be alone with your thoughts. Lighter days are ahead. Change is inevitable and not to be feared. The world will make demands of you, given your position of power and responsibility. The quiet life, the joy of family, appeals to you now. Take care of your well being, as issues of health and fitness may arise. Today is the best day to appreciate people who serve you (and expect the same from people who you serve).

LIBRA(September 23 - October 22)Letting loose and relaxing appeals to you a lot right now. You are ready to indulge your creative side. Do some diplomatic and without taking any unwise risks. A romantic partner or family member may offer guidance or introduce new ideas. Get in touch with your faith. New relationships are in the works. Even old rivals are ready to befriend you. These connections are a positive outlet for your excitement and yield helpful alliances. Finances and deals will be made with the aid of those you enlist now. So spend time with friends or groups. Give people what they want. Be there to witness and listen.

TAURUS(April 20 - May 20)Work is productive and fulfilling right now. Your performance and talents have been evaluated and passed with flying colors. Enjoy the glory of this moment and any rewards offered to you. Today you are in harmony with both your work and home environments, willing to go out on a limb for those who matter to you. Home is full of comfort, joy and reciprocity. This is a time to revive your sense of security. Personal affairs take priority over world affairs at the moment. A willingness to listen to others will help solve the majority of your problems right now.

VIRGO(August 23 - September 22)Workplace disputes may be getting out of hand and causing you worry. Just continue to work hard and obstacles will be overcome. Volunteering or serving others would be a rewarding opportunity. Look after your health and finances, consulting family as needed. Time for introspection allows you to realize new things about yourself. You are examining your own values and reassessing your priorities. The search for meaning is uplifting though at times you may feel hesitant to act. Before starting on a new project or making a large scale decision, give yourself plenty of time to think.

AQUARIUS(January 20 - February 18)Not sure how to start anew? Something as simple as a fresh haircut could make you feel ready for the new phase you are embarking on. If you are looking to move up the ranks at work, display confidence and you'll succeed. Remain yourself of your strengths and happiness will follow. New partnerships and collaborations may be developing now, perhaps even requiring legal attention. Socially, you are enjoy stimulating conversations, wining and dining. A change is in store today. Whether you are prepared or not, the world will expect a lot from you. But what matters most is love and companionship.Some sudden, although likely minor, changes are in store. Family or friends may be erratic, hard to pin down, or simply absent when you need them. Your own mood may be rebellious or standoffish. Think twice before you act.

ARIES(March 21 - April 19)An accident affecting you or a relative, perhaps a sibling or uncle, may be causing stress at home. Take a break and get out to clubs and social events. The people you meet now may yield interesting networking possibilities. Work hard, party harder is the theme of the day. You feel generous, ready to share your bounty with others. Leisure and romance matter more than usual to you right now. You want to express feelings of affection and others are ready to connect. Try to rise about the mean, the small minded and plan something larger than life today.

SAGITTARIUS(November 22 - December 21)Welcome the opportunity to travel. A short journey may involve the chance to write, to make music or take photos and selfies. Effective communication is critical right now. A younger sibling or someone who is your age - needs you to speak as well as to listen. Be bold and display your creativity. Anxieties are possible but you handle them well. Don't worry too much about schedules or routines. There will be domestic shake-ups, new ideas and inventions for you to deal with. Socializing is possible, as are some fresh beginnings. Don't act without thinking things through. You don't want to risk all you have accomplished.

CAPRICORN(December 22 - January 19)Material things have your eye right now. Clothes, jewellery all appeal to your love of fashion and creativity. Enjoy all life has to offer. Revel in good company and good food. You are feeling rich in friends and talents right now. You feel newly empowered to concentrate on tasks at hand. Cash flow, liquid assets, even property and joint-funds will have to be handled. Take time to analyze your finances and sort out your life's circumstances. This way gains better results. Always remember that you can only solve life's problems if you meet them head on.

LEO(July 23 - August 22)A conflict with a relative or spouse may be on your mind. You may also be concerned about a financial setback. Make plans for the future today. Set up legal or business arrangements to bring you prosperity and peace in the future. Fresh perspectives await you and with these new outlooks, so new opportunities in yet another new moon phase. Material and emotional gain are on the horizon. Be get bogged down in negative emotions. Share your thoughts and ideas readily. Those around you are prepared to listen to your side of things. Conflicts will be pleasantly resolved.Decision-making can be challenging right now, as there is a basic conflict between your instincts and what you feel you should do. Inner imbalance between your body and your spirit can wreak a little havoc on your personal relationships. It is harder to get support from others due to your own inner struggle.

SCORPIO(October 23 - November 21)Home renovations or car repairs may be stressing you right now. Look for solace in nature or in connections with a parent or parental figure. You may need to learn a new skill to get the job done. The knowledge you gain will help with your plan going forward. Glory is yours today. Your talents are in demand and are noticed by others. Pending work will be concluded satisfactorily. You feel the freedom to explore and be creative. Matters surrounding authority figures will take center stage. Just give it your best and forget about everything else.

GEMINI(May 21 - June 20)You may have the chance to travel, perhaps even abroad. If so, be sure to watch what you eat and take care to avoid injuries or accidents. This is an ideal moment to reexamine your beliefs or to take a class and do some research into a spiritual topic. This is a time of good fortune so make the most of it. Home and family matter most right now. It's a time to emotional connection and tenderness. Soothe your worries by sharing household tasks. Reaching out is the goal, in person or via the phone and even social media. You might want to impress people with your creative flare today. All to the good, if not carried to excess.

Lost Joy

This has become a big problem for me. I don't find any enjoyment in my path anymore. I actually just feel totally unmotivated and lost. I haven't kept up practice, I just feel so completely guilty that I haven't done anything. And I think now that this feeling of guilt is actually keeping me from practicing, because I've begun to associate negative feelings of guilt, stress and pressure with spirituality.

I'm just going to chuck my feelings out here right now, so I can get my head straight. Originally, I was very dedicated to my path. I disliked making my offerings a chore, but I found that as it was a responsibility I needed to do it, and my enjoyment shouldn't be a factor. However, as I continued my practice, making offerings and praying even when my heart wasn't in it or I didn't feel anything to give (i.e. in prayer), I made myself do it. This made me feel just empty, and sick of it in the end. I hated that I was forcing myself to do it, even though I love and respect those I was doing it for. It just felt like a chore, which killed all emotion I had. This also led to a feeling of powerlessness - I was doing it, but I didn't feel like I was, if that makes sense. My path, though mine, felt out of my control.

I then began to feel guilty for NOT doing it, which I felt every time I thought about my practice. This put me off practicing because, as I kept things up, I just felt worse. Now I just avoid it, part subconsciously I think, because I associate it with those negative feelings.

Because my practice has drifted and faded, and my attempts to take the reins in my practices has failed, I feel just lethargic. All I loved in it has gone, and I just want that beautiful feeling back; the feeling of empowerment, connectivity, and PRIDE in my work. A feeling of loving my practice.

I started doing bits of practice. Feeding birds for a deity, playing music for a deity, singing as prayer. These things I love, but there's still that horrible weight on my chest, something I feel like I just can't escape.

I should note, although everyone has work and responsibilities, I am a hard-working student active in my community, and so I have little free time. I'm constantly stressed - not considering the added pressures of my spirituality. I could never get a break, because I used to dedicate so much time to my practice, something I no longer feel that I can physically bring myself to do because of the weight it is on me - this time is now spent trying to deal with the stress that's building inside of me, and trying to get myself to practice at times.

I think another important matter is my perfectionism. I wonder sometimes if this is obsessive behaviour, or just sensitivity to the energy I am working with, but it can be exhausting. I spend probably as much time in preparation for prayer and ritual as I do in the actual acts themselves. This isn't an issue, but it IS very exhausting sometimes.

I came to this path for freedom. I came to it for happiness and to find a way to heighten my connection with and love for nature. I sought this path out originally just because I love nature, and wanted to build on that in my spiritual life. Now, I feel just tied down, and with so many expectations on myself I can hardly face my own spiritual life.

Sorry. I needed to ramble. I guess there's not much to be done here beyond me making the choice to get off my lazy behind, or give up. But it just really, really sucks.

As I see it, you gave your answer yourself. You came to this path for freedom but you are trapped in activieties you don't want to perform. Be free. You don't really need to set up a big altar and prepare things for hours to make an offering. Sometimes it is necessary and sometimes you will feel that you need to do it that way.

If you decided to follow this path to feel free don't tie yourself dogmatically to prayer and rituals if they don't feel right for you. Try different things. Read about different paths, different ways to honor the gods and different ways to pratice.

Follow your intuition and do what makes you happy. The gods and godesses won't get offended if you don't feel like praying to them, on the contrary i don't think they will like seeing that you force yourself to do it. If you don't enjoy your practice it probably means that you need to find a new way to practice.

if i could give you a hug right now i would. i know how you feel, i went through the same thing in college. it resulted in me stopping practicing. i didn't leave the path, i still called myself Wiccan, but the spark was gone, so excluding the occasional 'my friends are coming over for Samhain [or Yule] ' i didn't really do anything. i would go 'oh, yesterday was Imbolc, eh, i'll do the next one' only for Ostara to come and go and i realize Beltaine was around the corner. i would feel worse and worse and psych myself up to do a ritual on the next full moon, but then i would be too tired and blah, blah, blah.

anyway, one day i was at my friends bookstore [she worked there, she didn't own it] and she asked me to read a book she just got in [and i kept eyeing on the shelf] it was Deborah Blakes The Goddess is in the Details and i loved it [rereading it right now as a matter of fact] it was the 'next step' book i wanted, and it spoke about combining magickal and mundane. that's what helped me. i'm still far from perfect, and some days i'm not in the mood to give an offering, or pray before a meal [most of the time i take a bite then say a blessing lol] but it's little things i've found to inspire me. [SoM has become somewhat of a key roll in my path to be honest]

but, after high school and a bit after college, i did next to nothing. [about 3 years] i got into a routine and my spirituality was pushed to the side, whenever i thought of that fact, i would feel worse about myself. if i were you, i would explain your feelings to your deities and take a step back from your faith for a while. only doing what you feel inspired to do. you might go a month focusing on your studies then hear a bird outside your window and feel that joy you felt when you fed birds in honour of your deity. slowly build it back up. i would still keep a permanent altar [if you have one] so when you feel like lighting a candle or saying a prayer there's a sacred space.

another option i've heard some people throw around is you might be bored of the same old path, so you might need to spice it up by studying something new. i never did that and i feel sometimes we push too much and need a rest, but perhaps if there's a subject you have always thought is cool but didn't look into for whatever reason, perhaps try reading a few articles and see if that brings a spark back.

don't feel bad, your deities love you, and they want whats best for you. i'm sure they would understand if you explain.

I think you're spot on about the perfection aspect and that you may feel hollow because you're placing more importance on what you feel things should be rather than the actual act of practicing whatever you're practicing.

The first thing I want to respond in all of this is that not having time for your practice is not something to feel guilty for that and so, so many practitioners go through this and never talk about that people don't really realize that it's a very common thing.

What helps me is integrating my practices into my daily life in small ways. Some of my practices are good for this and others I do need to set up time for, but for those, I make sure things are set in a way that it's easier for me to flow into and the pre-built sctructure helps make it all run smoothly.

Some examples I feel may help you as they help me:

Spending time outside when you can. Feel the air and the ground and take pleasure in those when you can help me a lot.

Make your shower/bath routine a cleansing as well as cleaning venture.

Pay attention your actions in your everyday life. They don't necessarily have to change, but you can honor any spirits or deities with them.

Set aside small bits of time every now and then to just spend time with your tools and get to know their ins and outs.

Set aside ten minutes a day (doesn't need to be everyday) to read and more when you have the time and feel up for it. It may not sound like a lot, but it's consistent and more than a lot of people do, to be honest (like me. I binge study and have hiatuses).

I'm in the same place! I feel you. And I'm glad you brought this up, because I'm definitely going to be taking some of these suggestions. I think the most important thing is to cut yourself some slack. God understands how these things go, and isn't mad at us.